flat6buster
Active Member
Just out of interest I seem to recall ages ago being told that turning off a car and then restarting it used more fuel than just leaving it running (ignoring if we may the manufacturer start/stop systems).
Is this true or poppycock? If there's some truth to it then I wonder what the time delay would be before it was worth turning the car off then restarting?
I have 1 set of traffic lights on the way into work where my average mpg for the entire journey drops by a whole 1 mpg if I catch the lights wrong (it's a long long delay)
Anyone here as dull as me but more intelligent and would know the answer?
Is this true or poppycock? If there's some truth to it then I wonder what the time delay would be before it was worth turning the car off then restarting?
I have 1 set of traffic lights on the way into work where my average mpg for the entire journey drops by a whole 1 mpg if I catch the lights wrong (it's a long long delay)
Anyone here as dull as me but more intelligent and would know the answer?